Ruskin Spear
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Ruskin Spear CBE RA | |
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Born | Augustus John Ruskin Spear 30 June 1911 Hammersmith, London, England |
Died | 17 January 1990 | (aged 78)
Nationality | British |
Education | Royal College of Art |
Known for | Painting, drawing |
Ruskin Spear, CBE, RA (30 June 1911 – 17 January 1990)[1] was an English painter.
Born in Hammersmith, Spear attended the local art school before going on to the Royal College of Art in 1930. He began his teaching career at Croydon School of Art, going on to teach at the Royal College of Art from 1948 to 1975. Initially influenced by Walter Sickert and the Camden Town Group, and the portraiture of the Euston Road School, his work often has a narrative quality, with elements of humour and gentle satire.
Because he used a wheelchair due to childhood polio, much of his work concerned his immediate surroundings. He rendered the citizens of Hammersmith relaxing in and around the local pubs, theatres and shops. A retrospective of Spear's work was held at the Royal Academy in 1980. His work is represented in the Tate Gallery Collection.
A large number of Spear's paintings are held in important public collections, including the Government Art Collection, Arts Council England, National Portrait Gallery, Imperial War Museum and the Royal Academy of Arts.[2]
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1979. Spear is the father of musician Roger Ruskin Spear.
References[]
- ^ FineArt.ac.uk
- ^ 126 artworks by or after Ruskin Spear, Art UK. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
External links[]
Official Site: http://www.ruskinspear.com/
- 1911 births
- 1990 deaths
- Alumni of the Royal College of Art
- Academics of the Royal College of Art
- 20th-century English painters
- English male painters
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- People from Hammersmith
- People with polio
- Royal Academicians
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